fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 45 minutes ago, RMCS said: Superb Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Ranger Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Stunning! Another of Moa's sow's-ear-to-silk-purse creations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Simply stunning work. There's so much going on with this model and so much work and skill to appreciate. I could look at the pictures for hours. Just love the subjects you choose too. All stuff I would attempt if biplanes and rigging in 1/72 didn't give me the screaming ab dabs. Then again, Wingnut Wings are doing an 0/400 in 1/32. Now there's an idea..... Looking forward to your next project sir! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, Space Ranger said: Stunning! Another of Moa's sow's-ear-to-silk-purse creations. Michael, in Spanish there is a saying that goes: "No hay mujeres feas, sino hombres necios" (There aren't ill-favored women, but only foolish men). We could extrapolate and paraphrase: "There aren't ill-favored kits, but only unloving modelers" *. *Still, that doesn't apply to the many belonging to the execrable class, which I won't be naming here. Cheers 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 As ever, an admirable project. I'm a long time admirer of your models. But I also enjoy your English, clearly non native but there's a lyrical tone typical I think of a Latin language, French or Spanish. Spanish given your background obviously. It adds to the models you produce. It's English but with a twist. Nicely done. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 8 minutes ago, fightersweep said: Simply stunning work. There's so much going on with this model and so much work and skill to appreciate. I could look at the pictures for hours. Just love the subjects you choose too. All stuff I would attempt if biplanes and rigging in 1/72 didn't give me the screaming ab dabs. Then again, Wingnut Wings are doing an 0/400 in 1/32. Now there's an idea..... Looking forward to your next project sir! You are exceedingly kind, sir. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe M Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Hi Moa, All the superlatives have been used already. I'll simply say its beautiful. Truly beautiful. A work of art! Cheers Joe M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 9 minutes ago, Joe M said: Hi Moa, All the superlatives have been used already. I'll simply say its beautiful. Truly beautiful. A work of art! Cheers Joe M Joe, you are super kind. Thanks! I wanted to take some photos with figures, but the boarding ladder I had was too tall. Another one is being made for the purpose: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 A few more images to give a sense of scale: It seems that her ladyship is having some trouble climbing that stepladder. Must be the sherry: 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 1 hour ago, noelh said: As ever, an admirable project. I'm a long time admirer of your models. But I also enjoy your English, clearly non native but there's a lyrical tone typical I think of a Latin language, French or Spanish. Spanish given your background obviously. It adds to the models you produce. It's English but with a twist. Nicely done. Thanks Noelh, you have paid me a great compliment. I am an avid reader and writer, and have a little translation enterprise with a long time associate (that is an English native speaker, as I am a Spanish native speaker). We do translations for scientific and cultural institutions, and a small number of non-profit organizations. Hence, language is not only my pleasure, but also the source of the little extra that pays for the hobby 😉 Cheers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 6 hours ago, Jonners said: 😁 How very apt! I was in that situation myself earlier this month, but I got a voucher for a rather nice sandwich and trimmings, a nightstop in an Amsterdam hotel, dinner and complimentary shuttle bus transfers out of KLM. Couldn't claim compensation, though, as Storm Ciara was to blame. Anyway, wasn't the Moa a flightless bird? Yes a Moa was a very large flightless bird some what like an ostrich. It lived in New Zealand until the Maoris hunted to extinction long ago. The feathers were prized by them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 Looking at the photos, as it sometimes happens, I discovered a missing item. In this case the Pitot: There, now back to the box, good bye!: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiton Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Moa , I Love yours models, and Yours choices. This HP in cyvilian version looks great ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobo Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Absolutely stunning. Thank you for the build report. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 55 minutes ago, spiton said: Moa , I Love yours models, and Yours choices. This HP in cyvilian version looks great ! Thank you spiton! I too think these civil versions (of which there were many) are indeed cool. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Hobo said: Absolutely stunning. Thank you for the build report. Thanks Hobo. I hope it could be helpful to other modelers if they would go for the conversion. There are also civil versions that need little mods. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 9 hours ago, Aeronut said: You are the master of making silk purses out of sow’s ears. Couldn't say it better myself but then, you are a modelling god so I shouldn't be surprised. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Stunning. I have the base kit, so to produce this superb model from that dog of a kit Is a miracle!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 one word ..... WOW! that is a triumph, Moa :). Superb! Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 It’s been a delight to follow this build and the end result has been worth it. Beautiful and unique. You have blue sky too, we don’t get that in the Uk! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 It is just mind blowing to look at this, what a fantastic result, such a crisp and well detailed build. The photos are also stunning and you can look up and down among them to see new details of the model, but also make a little bit of time travel to actually be present there on the airfield when it happened for real. Awesome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeaton01 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Ohhh Mannnn!! Take good care of that model! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 That definitely gets an entire flock of 'WOW's' from me. Remarkable result Moa! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Womby Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Fantastic detailing and terrific photos. David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Oh man, this is wonderful Claudio! I tried to build one as a teenager (military version, I'm afaid to admit). It was one of the very very few models that I gave up upon. I had the outer wing sections rigged before attaching them to the center piece when it turned out that there remained a considerable gap between the upper wing elements. There was obviously a slight parallelogram offset that couldn't be corrected without cutting all flying wires. Well - yours proves that a real master can manage such trivia 😃 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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